I recently bought the Lowrance elite 4 chirp for a little scamp I fish out of. I took it out for the first time yesterday and am extremely disappointed with the down scan imaging. I looked on the box and discovered it came with just a 83/200 transducer not a HDI transducer. Is this the issue or is it just the model in general?  After reading a few other posts I'm thinking I should have went with something else if I was wanting a clear downscan image.   Thanks

You can't have DownImaging with the HST-WSBL transducer, you must have at least the HDI. The store clerk should have pointed that out to you. You might have an option tho. Lowrance has a transducer exchange program. Go back to the store clerk and he can set up the exchange for you. Basically you get the correct transducer for about half price and you also keep your original XDCR. The HST-WSBL is very common and you should be able to sell it to recoup your extra spending.

Ok, so I contacted Lawrence and eddallen is right.  They gave me a code to get half off the transducer.  I ordered it off their site last Monday.  And now I have heard nothing...  I did get a confirmation email, but it has not shipped the last time I checked.  I say the last time because I have not been able to log into their site the past few times to see if there is anything updated on my account.  Pretty sad that a major corporation like that can't even ship a product from their site in a decent amount of time.

Call the Customer Support and give them the # to track. 800-628-4487